Trip With a Bolas

[Spems]

The description in the PHB is very vague. From what I see, you throw the bolas, and if you hit they're tripped? Wouldn't it be a pain in the butt to get a bolas off of you (an Escape Artist or Strength check)?

 

[Jhulae]

The description in the PHB is very vague. From what I see, you throw the bolas, and if you hit they're tripped? Wouldn't it be a pain in the butt to get a bolas off of you (an Escape Artist or Strength check)?

No. They're a ranged trip attempt. If they hit, you still have to make the trip check to trip your opponent, which can still fail.